News and Events

News and Events

Consul General Laura Lochman attended the 11th annual Inuvik Petroleum Show in June. While in Inuvik, Lochman learned first-hand about market conditions in the oil and gas industry, issues relating to the Mackenzie Gas Project, and future energy development possibilities in the Arctic.

On May 11th and 12th, 2011, Secretary of State Clinton participated in the Seventh Ministerial Meeting of the Arctic Council, in Nuuk, Greenland -- the first time that a Secretary of State has attended an Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting.
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton joined her counterparts at today's Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Nuuk, Greenland, in welcoming the release of a major climate science report on the state of the frozen Arctic.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton today joined representatives of the other seven Member States of the Arctic Council -- including Canad -- in signing an Agreement on Cooperation on Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR) in the Arctic (Agreement).

Consul General Laura Lochman travelled to Tuktoyaktuk, a small Inuvialuit community on the Arctic Ocean, to talk to community leaders and young people about issues important to the hamlet. Tuk is Canada’s northernmost mainland community.

Consul General Laura Lochman spent the day in Inuvik meeting with government and community to leaders, including Peter Clarkson, executive regional director for the Northwest Territories government, Inuvik Mayor Derek Lindsay,

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